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My twin girls are approaching their fourth Halloween and I’m sure those of you with three-year-olds can relate to the very passionate and curious and excited conversations that we have been having about their costumes. I find it somewhat humorous that I used to bemoan Halloween decorations showing up in stores “so crazy early!!” when […]

It’s no secret — I love Halloween. All holidays really, but Halloween is especially fun. The last time I posted about our family Halloween costumes was in 2013. That made me realize two things: I have been a blogger on Hellobee for a very long time and I should probably do an update. So far […]

With Halloween right around the corner, I’m sure everyone has their costumes picked out already. But just in case you haven’t, here are some easy and/or inexpensive DIY costumes that you can put together. Although my kids love playing dress up, we usually stick to masks and capes since they’re less expensive, the kids won’t […]

In contrast to my younger daughter, who is willing to wear wigs, hair extensions, makeup, and an itchy light up witch costume with a giant tulle skirt, my older daughter has a hard time with Halloween in general. Here are some of her concerns: 1. Being in a school parade and having everyone stare at […]

I love items that do double duty. Although we have a couple of dress-up items (mostly hats and accessories), I prefer to purchase items the kids can wear as both their normal clothes and as costumes. Lion loves costume hoodies as he pretends to be Captain America or a Ninja Turtle (so much so that one […]

Last week was the Week of the Young Child and the kids’ daycare had a lot of fun activities planned for the week, ranging from cooking activities to “camping.” Friday was “recycled costume day” where the kids were supposed to bring costumes made out of recycled materials to school and, in lieu of show-and-tell Friday, […]

It may seem a little early to talk about Halloween, but all signs seem to point out that it’s not! While grocery shopping at Safeway the other day, I saw employees putting out Halloween candy and decorations. I’ve also started to see friends pin Halloween costumes on Pinterest. Plus, Halloween is really the next big […]